Review - The Elder Scrolls: Blades [Requests Month 2021 Review #4]

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  • Опубліковано 17 гру 2024

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  • @web2122
    @web2122 3 роки тому +17

    You have far more patience than I. The very idea of playing through this entire game is almost enough to give me a headache. Thank you for making this video all the same. It is impressively thorough.

  • @pechi6801
    @pechi6801 3 роки тому +7

    I've watched this video at least 10 times all the way through. Such an interesting and in-depth review.

    • @pechi6801
      @pechi6801 2 роки тому +2

      Back here again 😭 love this vid

  • @aresdonachelo5283
    @aresdonachelo5283 2 роки тому +4

    Subscribed! This review is well done kudos to you for experiencing before discussing the game. Keep up the good work :)

  • @ylmazkorac760
    @ylmazkorac760 3 роки тому +6

    Mosy honest and true review out there.

  • @Garrett0451
    @Garrett0451 3 роки тому +7

    Very honest review and you hit many pointsa bout the game.
    I was considering download this game for my cellphone but, you changed my mind, so thank you!
    Great video as always!

  • @DachshundDogStarluck19
    @DachshundDogStarluck19 3 роки тому +10

    "Did you see those warriors from Hammerfell, they've got curved swords. Curved swords."
    - Every Random Generic Guard from Skyrim.

  • @Enossogames
    @Enossogames 2 роки тому +1

    Blades is a grinding game for PvP gamers. Most of us will just have a little time on there and move forward to the next game. I still play Blades, almost e one year. But not every day, or hardcore as many do.

  • @BloodRider1914
    @BloodRider1914 3 роки тому +9

    How'd you come up with the name "Astrid-Axe," anyway? I've noticed that you play her in a lot of Bethesda games

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +5

      Named my character for review stuff Thor-Axe as a one-off reference to the old Splinter Cell co-op theater bit on X-Play, and it just kinda stuck. That only makes sense for a male warrior-type character though, so I decided to start naming them "Norse mythological figure"-Axe.

  • @DrTaunu
    @DrTaunu 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for yor sacrifice. I remember crafting a fully upgraded set of silver armor and doing the abyss with that, since after repairs it was the only way to net gain gold. Utterly tedious...

  • @sirmrguitardude
    @sirmrguitardude 3 роки тому +10

    Oooh this is gonna be a fun watch lol

  • @Jrdotan
    @Jrdotan 3 роки тому +9

    To think fallout is at their hands is incredibly depressing

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +6

      It might've been depressing a few years ago. Need to just accept that anything Bethesda Game Studios has control over (Elder Scrolls & Fallout) died a long time ago and they've just been making its corpse dance ever since.

    • @Jrdotan
      @Jrdotan 3 роки тому +1

      @@DWTerminator probably the best option is to just move on to Wasteland like some already did

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +4

      More like move back to Wasteland. Remember that Fallout 1 was originally supposed to be a sequel to Wasteland 1, but they didn't have the rights to the Wasteland IP at the time.

    • @Jrdotan
      @Jrdotan 3 роки тому +1

      @@DWTerminator I know i know
      But W2 was kinda of a spiritual sucessor for fallout in the same way Fallout ended up being an spiritual sucessor to the original Wasteland
      Things like having the whole "perk system" kinda returning in a new fashion and how they designed their systems and mechanics on the basis of what fallout 2 did is a luxury for fallout fans
      Is like having atleast someone caring enough to give us a product that really deliver what we had long lost by Bethesda's incompetence

    • @DachshundDogStarluck19
      @DachshundDogStarluck19 3 роки тому +2

      I hope Bethesda Game Studios will surprise us on their next entry of Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. What I mean by this is: give us an interconnecting side quests for main storyline, have real character developments, an in-depth gameplay mechanics, add more weapons & customizations, an overhauled and expanded settlement system, a dynamic dialogue system, a better, more in-depth create your own character creation system beyond just "make face", "choose male or female pre-existing backstory playable character with no use in outside world" and "pick points on attributes" in the beginning of the game, and so, so much more than just pretty graphics, simplistic fps gameplay, forced storylines, and open-world map with nothing to do, but do boring radiant fetch quests over and over and over and over. I, we need them to go above and beyond the Call of Duty for their efforts to make a great, true Fallout and The Elder Scrolls game again instead of just giving us another mainstream mediocrity, mediocre pile of dog shit.

  • @gamewizard1760
    @gamewizard1760 3 роки тому +2

    You have to remember that it has to run on the Switch in handheld mode, which is only a 720p screen resolution, and it's upscaled to 1080p when you dock it, so the texture files can't be as detailed as they would be if you were playing on a 4K screen. Most of us have phones with higher resolutions than the Switch is capable of. You would probably be better off playing the Android version using Bluestacks on a PC than the Switch version. A lot of people will be playing it on an unexpanded Switch, so the game can't take up space in the internal memory like a AAA title, which also limits the assets they can employ. It is boring after a while since there are only a few monster types and a small number of dungeons that are recycled over and over. Building your town up sounds nice until you realize the resource demands keep going up every time you improve something and eventually you will reach a point where doing quests doesn't bring in enough resources anymore and the urge to spend to keep progressing gets stronger and stronger. The early stages of the game are just a teaser to get you committed to the growth of your hero and your town before they hit you hard with the demand for money. It's basically a money trap.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +1

      Your point about "not as detailed as if you were playing at 4K" is fairly moot since my displays are 1080p anyway. My point is that the Switch is capable of much better visuals and far better performance than what we see in Blades, even including games like Skyrim.
      And "money trap" is really the best way to describe it. Blades is just awful.

  • @StiffAftermath
    @StiffAftermath 3 роки тому +2

    I like the town restoration aspect. Wish it was more robust! Awful graphics? Why do these graphics not bother me at all. Kinda like them! I think this game is a skeleton of a “proof of concept”.

  • @RebTheRebel2000
    @RebTheRebel2000 3 роки тому +1

    It's true, compared to the other games with the Elder Scrolls stamp, this is a pile of steamy stuff. But, why do I find myself sitting down to hate it and play for 5 mins but end up playing for an hour or two and not know where the time went? I don't like it, but I find myself coming back every couple of months for several hours. No idea why. But it happens. It's not a game you can sit and play all day, but for the odd 30 mins here and there, I guess it works for that.

    • @nick_steele9790
      @nick_steele9790 3 роки тому

      Same here lol. I think (especially for me when this is the only access to anything elder scrolls I’ve ever had) it provides a bit of a window into the world that I hope to one day explore. Granted there isn’t much to the game itself but the graphics and presence of some actual storyline make it far superior to many mobile games.

  • @GoodbyeShin
    @GoodbyeShin 3 роки тому +8

    Not interested in the game, it looks incredibly dull and soulless, but thanks for providing thoughts on it anyway.

  • @majik5194
    @majik5194 3 роки тому +1

    44:23 for the record this is every elder scrolls game ever. So yea ig Todd is right. It is a true elder scrolls game

  • @crniboban011
    @crniboban011 3 роки тому +1

    respect for your work. I play the game since early acces arena and PvP are the most entertaining part of the game.

    • @harrymcdougall7923
      @harrymcdougall7923 3 роки тому +1

      @Datboi i feel like people expect it to be like skyrim, but in reality it’s far from it it’s not supposed to be a game where you get a ton of side quests to do and level up quickly and that’s why i hate when people complain about the wait times, they’re implemented so you can’t beat the game in 6 hours and never play it again

  • @Ghost_Of_SAS
    @Ghost_Of_SAS 3 роки тому +7

    Early 80s plot? More like mid-1950s.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +5

      Older than that, frankly, but I'm only going off of video games here for the sake of brevity.

  • @iceagepenguinrace9788
    @iceagepenguinrace9788 3 роки тому

    Since you mentioned FEH will you be taking a look at that too?

  • @dantheanimator5072
    @dantheanimator5072 3 роки тому +1

    Anyone know if blades works with controller on IOS?

  • @riojulio9650
    @riojulio9650 3 роки тому +1

    I stop playing it at lvl12, feel like every jobs and quest available is too difficult to finish

    • @riojulio9650
      @riojulio9650 3 роки тому

      I know It is just my build is slow attack heavy weapon and im getting smack around by combo, maybe i should try like him stund with shield and do combo with one handed weapon

  • @jcrebel18
    @jcrebel18 3 роки тому +2

    I'm surprised I could sit through this entire thing, but I did. I have to say this gave me an unintentional laugh once, but dear God, it seems this is basically on the level of Tiberium Twilight minus the always online DRM, but that's probably b/c it was made as a mobile game first.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому

      Frankly it's not even in the same league. Tiberium Twilight had more care and effort put into it than this.

  • @burugelegend1889
    @burugelegend1889 Рік тому

    I've played this game so i understand how you feel about it I only play it if I'm really bored but that rarely happens i find more enjoyment with the first 2 borderlands games.

  • @topwargear
    @topwargear 3 роки тому +4

    Great video I've been thinking of playing but "it just works" and seems to still have bugs here and there either way going to try it today being an old Elder Scrolls fans don't know why I even waited this long, thank you! :)

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +4

      Just don't bother with Blades at all, no matter how tempted you are.

  • @drunkndwrf
    @drunkndwrf 3 роки тому +2

    1 out of 5? It got a 1? That's like, .5 higher than I thought it deserved.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +2

      Blades is at least mostly functional as software.

  • @BloodRider1914
    @BloodRider1914 3 роки тому +3

    Alright, can't wait for the Pathfinder: Kingmaker video. Hopefully that game turned out to be better than this (it's safe to assume that it was, I would imagine).

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +1

      Kingmaker is such a mixed bag it's downright painful.

  • @DachshundDogStarluck19
    @DachshundDogStarluck19 3 роки тому +5

    Here it is, the moment we've all been waiting for this month.
    A game that's shittier and far worse than Doom Eternal.

    • @ZeroHxC07
      @ZeroHxC07 3 роки тому +1

      How is doom eternal shitty? It’s pretty good.

    • @DachshundDogStarluck19
      @DachshundDogStarluck19 3 роки тому

      ​@@ZeroHxC07 I'm talking about DWTerminator's review of Doom Eternal. Don't really know what my opinion for Doom Eternal is though.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +5

      I've reviewed far, far worse stuff than Doom Eternal on my channel well before this video.

    • @ZeroHxC07
      @ZeroHxC07 3 роки тому

      @@DWTerminator That is true

    • @DachshundDogStarluck19
      @DachshundDogStarluck19 3 роки тому

      @@DWTerminator That's true.

  • @Stealth_Cat
    @Stealth_Cat 3 роки тому +2

    3:08 This is why I subbed.

  • @Haarba1
    @Haarba1 3 роки тому

    How did he put it? At its heart Blades is true TES game... or something tile this.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +1

      He said it's a "pure" TES game at its heart.
      Cue Fleetwood Mac's "Little Lies."

  • @zafelrede4884
    @zafelrede4884 3 роки тому

    The graphics and combat looks soundly done. Why is the rest of the game rather lackluster?

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +4

      Combat's not really all that sound. It's playable, sure, but it's very inconsistent and clunky.
      As for the graphics, they took most of the graphics assets for this game from Skyrim, then reduced the texture resolution and poly counts by quite a bit.

  • @grittynerd
    @grittynerd 3 роки тому +2

    Timers, a gameplay idea that really got downhill quickly. Makes sense in a realtime strategy game but outside that is both hideous and exploitative if paired with monetization. While i can skip the second case by not playing those games i fear for that "feature" getting insdie more and more other titles. For example in DA: Inquisition it just wastes the player's time, if i want to explore the "openworld" i do it when i want not because i need to wait for something to unlock, if i continue with the main quest i don't want to wait for a timer to unlock the next step, i've already completed doing missions or gathering resources so let's move on, right? "No, please wait few hours of RL". Not surprised seeing there are mods that remove that element on PC but with a server controlled game it's unlikely you can do that.
    In a way i started to respect more what they achieved with games on the PSP with mobile in mind: while splitting gameplay in short missions and various repetitive tasks resulted in being "dry" compared to games in other systems, it was made to respect the player playing on the move within a few minutes, choosing what to do and not instead of "engaging" him with tasks with little meaning. Sure, in various cases you had to repeat the same mission many times to collect stuff (ex. to create new gear in Monster Hunter) but it was still a better loop compared to boring you to pay to skip tasks with loot that isn't even interesting.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +3

      The long timers in a game like this are specifically designed to irritate the player into spending money to skip them. It's one of the more disgusting mobile game trends and we have to be very cautious not to let it infest PC/console games too.
      Handheld games before the rise of phone games really did respect the player's time quite a lot. If they didn't have short missions, they generally let you save anywhere you wanted and go right back to it later. PSP was particularly good at that, for sure.

  • @Asomii
    @Asomii 3 роки тому

    "switch has much bigger storage than mobile devices" wait what?! Switch Lite have only 32gb of storage while the phones from the same price range have 256

  • @SEAGOIL
    @SEAGOIL 3 роки тому +1

    This is in the same game series as daggerfall and morrowind... and I’m seeing lootboxes

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +3

      Because clearly a "pure" Elder Scrolls game is all about that shitty monetization.

  • @Jesion-kv9tu
    @Jesion-kv9tu 3 роки тому +2

    Why?

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +8

      That's a question I ask myself multiple times every day.

  • @crniboban011
    @crniboban011 3 роки тому

    Tnx for the effort, game definitely need more quest lines! Only fun in game is PVP in arena. During the time discord servers and reddit pop up and you become part of the blades community. Abyss make non sense since you can't get legendary artifacts like you could on early access. Events made biggy now you can purchase end game wepons and armor peces using sigls. I play Blades and I will continue playing for a long time.

  • @brandonwooldridge1877
    @brandonwooldridge1877 3 роки тому +1

    You must've had some minuscule amount of fun playing this to have 60 hours of play time. You're a better man than I lol

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +5

      Those 60 hours were spaced out over the better part of a year and mostly consisted of messing around with the game when I was waiting on things to finish rendering/uploading/etc. or playing it to keep myself occupied while I was taking a dump.
      As for fun? Not really.

    • @brandonwooldridge1877
      @brandonwooldridge1877 3 роки тому +1

      @@DWTerminator I can definitely see that being the case but even I wouldn't waste my time to kill on that garbage. At least Skyrim has the open world and amazing score to make it halfway bearable

    • @amasure
      @amasure 3 роки тому +1

      @@DWTerminator lol

  • @8Smoker8
    @8Smoker8 2 роки тому +1

    I like how you said "it's not Oblivion, Morrowind or even Skyrim soundtrack". Yeah Skyrim is definitely the least memorable soundtrack imho.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  2 роки тому +3

      That "least memorable" thing is certainly not helped by the fact that several of the songs in the Skyrim soundtrack are just remakes of songs from Morrowind, either.

  • @daktaklakpak5059
    @daktaklakpak5059 3 роки тому +1

    When i look a small FOV values, my eyes start to hurt and i get this kind of pressure in my upper right skull. Exactly whats happening in the first 5 minutes of watching this video! Disgusting game.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +2

      I get headaches at FOVs around 80-85, and anything lower than that starts inducing nausea.
      I had a hard time not puking while trying to play Blades outside of its handheld mode. Even on the handheld mode it was rough.

  • @Enishiarg
    @Enishiarg 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the video

  • @brickproduction1815
    @brickproduction1815 3 роки тому

    Watching now!!!

  • @Greenhorn.
    @Greenhorn. 3 роки тому

    Thanks buddy

  • @elektroshop3388
    @elektroshop3388 3 роки тому +1

    Bethesda is shit nowadays and has been for years, plain and simple

  • @Mitchell_Gant
    @Mitchell_Gant 3 роки тому +1

    If you don't like grinding, then I already know that War Thunder and the WarGaming titles will be MTOs XD.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +1

      If I ever end up doing videos on them at all. War Thunder at least has a chance since I've already played it a fair amount, but I doubt I'll mess around with WarGaming's stuff.

    • @Mitchell_Gant
      @Mitchell_Gant 3 роки тому

      @@DWTerminator WGs games suffer from a lot of the same issues as WT, so that might be the smart thing to do indeed.

  • @OnlyVuimo
    @OnlyVuimo Рік тому

    42:15

  • @eiszapfenderwutendenwinde3233
    @eiszapfenderwutendenwinde3233 3 роки тому

    Who ever coded this game is beyond competition. How can this game the way it looks even stutter? The levels are small and super narrow. Most of the time when not in caves, walls and other stuff blocks the world view. There is not even an open world to be rendered here.
    With each new game that has the Bugthesda label on it, they find a new low. To me, they clearly have the wrong profession. They should be Miners, because they are masters at digging lower than people can fathom.

  • @mattc2306
    @mattc2306 3 роки тому +1

    This looks like one of those crappy phone games "remastered" to fit consoles.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +1

      I mean... it was made for iOS/Android and then ported to Switch... so it is one of those.

    • @mattc2306
      @mattc2306 3 роки тому

      Why am I not surprised?

  • @christophermiller3031
    @christophermiller3031 3 роки тому +4

    I'm only 20 minutes in... I KNOW I hate this game... it literally strips away every aspect of elder scrolls I like... no open world exploration? you are essentially forced to play warrior?! the most noob of class. the gameplay actually looks hideous... I admit ugly games can have charm... ie Minecraft... a games visual style can also grow on you... ie DayZ ...
    it looks like the majority of gameplay is left right "combo" weapon hit *ew* I have always tried to play a pure mage... so these game mechanics under the elder scrolls banner SCARES me for Bethesda for the FIRST legit time... I always assumed Elder Scrolls 6 was gonna be good... until today.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +2

      Well, technically battlemage, but it might as well just be a warrior for the complete lack of spell options other than casting resistance on yourself or blasting enemies with attack spells.
      I don't know why you assumed TES6 was going to be any good considering Bethesda's track record of not having released a good game since Morrowind, and the games continually getting worse and worse since Oblivion.

    • @gmork1090
      @gmork1090 3 роки тому

      @@DWTerminator I couldn't get more than halfway through Oblivion and after watching a couple videos on Skyrim I didn't even open the copy I bought of it. Tried to give Blades a try and I just can't.

  • @jamesstaggs4160
    @jamesstaggs4160 3 роки тому +2

    I have played all the single player Elder Scrolls games since Daggerfall, save this one, and I put quite a bit of time into each and you know what? They all suck. The story and quests are boring and the character profession system along with the weapons, armor, items and magic are terrible as well. I really like RPGS and have been playing them since Dragon Warrior on the NES and the Gold Box games when I was a kid, but Bethesda just can't make a good RPG, and they utterly ruined what was a great start to a non-medeival based RPG seroes- Fallout. New Vegas is great, but that's likely because they didn't make it. I think they rival EA for shittyness.

    • @DachshundDogStarluck19
      @DachshundDogStarluck19 3 роки тому

      On the contrary, Daggerfall and Morrowind are the only Elder Scrolls that I considered them to be really good. The rest are either utterly bad (Examples, Oblivion and Skyrim) or just downright terrible (Example, Blades).

  • @jayd1os400
    @jayd1os400 3 роки тому

    So DW is this the closest will EVER get to a Skyrim Review in youre current quality standards on your channel?

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +1

      I have no desire to revisit Skyrim. I'm not saying I won't *ever* redux it, but it's at the lowest priority.

  • @johnhighway9397
    @johnhighway9397 3 роки тому +4

    I'm sorry DWT, but 2 minutes into the review and I'm already sick of it. This "game" looks fucking awful in every way imaginable. I have no idea how you played hours of it. I can't watch this.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +5

      How? Stubbornness and spite, mostly.

  • @TheGXDivider
    @TheGXDivider 3 роки тому

    Don't spend money on that trash. Just download Raid Shadow Legends and enjoy a AAA grade game, with PC grade graphics and revolutionary gameplay. More than 400 unique champions, best game ever.

    • @DWTerminator
      @DWTerminator  3 роки тому +1

      I know you think you're being funny, but I'm really quite tired of seeing even jokes about Raid: Shadow Legends, let alone the shitpile of a game itself.

    • @princehawk9676
      @princehawk9676 3 роки тому

      Haha bro ur so damn funny 😐😐😐

  • @Md-mx6wc
    @Md-mx6wc 2 роки тому +1

    This game is a shame for elder scrolls. Way too many unbalance everywhere. Simple words, shit game

  • @ciplogic
    @ciplogic 3 роки тому

    This is one of the most unsubscribed channel on UA-cam :(

    • @KaneK1234
      @KaneK1234 3 роки тому +1

      Pay to his Patreon.

    • @ciplogic
      @ciplogic 3 роки тому

      ​@@KaneK1234 I will think about it. Thank you for suggestion though.

  • @rclxastro
    @rclxastro 3 роки тому

    skyrim is ugly? what you smoking

  • @GAMMAXII
    @GAMMAXII 3 роки тому

    Eww